The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-25

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leaving dense spot, through which nos
3 word can b. dlscsrncd The instru-
ment b like the inkrollerof printing
presA II the article IN . mngazinc
covers more than . pnge. the pages arc
simply torn out and cast into the waste
basket The Office d the censor 81 the
press In . city like 81 Petersburg Il
something like that u the city editor
| Tor large American newspaper. The
corps Of assistants open the malls run
through tbs matter md hand the ques-
tionable stlaG 20 the censor: who 90.
cides Il Il should Be detained. destroyed
or passed. This process makes The de-
| livery of III innlI matter except letters
very slow. The newspapers ~ Russia
are Of very little Importance on ac-
count Of tho censorship. Every article.
even 70 local paragraph. discussing
Russian affairs or referring directly Or
remotely 10 the Emperor Or his family,
the army. navy or any official, al
though II may say that so-and-so Is
going TO such and such places on =
visit, must DO referred TO the censor.
Editors tell me that their articles are
SO long delayed by the censor. even
though lie passes favorably upon them.
that 1t Is not worth while TO attempt
to use political matter or news relating
10 any one or any thing connected
with the empire. II Is not infrequent
that articles are referred TO the Car,
and the author is summoned 70 appear
before his Exccllency and explain the
object Of publication. Thus the re-
Straint Of writer's can not be apprc-
ciated by any except those who have
had the experience.
There Is lower grade OF intelli'
gcnce in the common people in Russia
than was ever found among the blacks
Of America during slavery. The Amer
lean negro had from the very begin
ming. a natural .'horsc sense" cum
ming which gave him reason. There il
nothing in the minds Of the mass q
Russians except that which Is carried
BY the senses Of sight and hearing
They do not reason. In ST Petersburg
there are thousands Of drosky Gear
riagel drivers. and am told that not
one in twenty can read the signs along
: the streets. and not two in five hun
dred can read book or newspaper
, And vet these men have had. for Rus
sia extraordinary opportunities
What. then. must be the condition o
3 the people in the country-those whs
: have not had contact with the world
a The proportion Of these ignoran
! peoplc to the intelligent and educate,
. i about GO per cent. Of the 100. 900.
. 900 population in Russia about 60. 900.
0 600 were either among the scrfs frees
n by Alexander IL. quarter Of centur,
= AGO or are the OILS pring Of those whit
J. slaves. They do not know what
IS school 4. and have learned more ali
!. iect manners than our black folks.
70 have never encountered 50 much oil
n seouio,,sness anywhere. Not only d,
h the working people perpetrate upo
the visitor ali sorts OF salaams. bu
: merchants and people in the uppe
; classes have the infection. and bow an
0 blink till white free man must blush
! / expected 10 fluid the Russians
Q fiercclooking people. They are the yer.
i opposite. Fierceness must be accom-
9 panied BY a.degree Of mental sub
. stance. The average Russian on
: meets in the streets or in the countr
> is Of medium size. He II Of light vel
: low tan color, from exposure TO wealth
! er and existence upon coarse food
Generally he wears full beard am
! four times out Of five IL : light il
n color and very filthy. His hair Is abou
4 two inches thick. Is cut IS i the wor
. was done with a meat axe or circr
! Lar saw. and besides being combe
n down in front Is slightly parted In ID
4 middle. as though he were not sur
), whether he Is male or female. He II
It variably wears high-topped boots. an
n his trousers are tucked into the box
" tops. The boot tops have series 9
Z finely artistic wrinkles midway. an
y are generally well oiled. This y III
to only tasteful indication in the drcs